COSMOS APPROVED raw materials (without organic content)

This is a non-exhaustive list and only contains non organic raw materials which have been applied for approval and can be used in the composition of cosmetic products certified to the COSMOS-standard.
A separate list contains certified raw materials that have organic content.
The technical verification of these raw materials is based on the documentary evidence provided by their manufacturer and applies to the current year.

NOTE :  the raw materials approved in compliance with Version 3.1 of the COSMOS-standard may still be used until December 1st, 2025 for any finished products currently certified according to Version 3.1 of the Standard.

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COSMOS-standard Definition:

PPAI = Physically Processed Agro-Ingredient CPAI = Chemically Processed Agro-Ingredient   PeMo = Petrochemical Moieties NNI = Non Natural Ingredient 

Commercial name INCI PPAI % PPAI Organic % CPAI % CPAI Organic % PeMo % NNI % Company name Certified by Functions Restrictions Version Brand name
Cosphaderm® X 34 veg* Xanthan Gum 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Cosphatec GmbH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • BINDING 
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • GEL FORMING 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
4.1
Cosphaderm® X 7 Xanthan Gum 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Cosphatec GmbH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
4.1
Cosphaderm® X soft* Xanthan Gum 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Cosphatec GmbH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • BINDING 
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • GEL FORMING 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
4.1
Cosphaderm® Zinc Lactate natural Zinc Lactate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Cosphatec GmbH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • ANTIMICROBIAL 
  • DEODORANT 
4.1
Cosroma® AH-8-ZY Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® AT-5-ZY Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Bakuchiol-ZY Bakuchiol 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Carnosine-ZY Carnosine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Ceramide NP-ZY Ceramide NP 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® CICA-ZY Centella Asiatica Extract 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • ANTIOXIDANT 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
  • SOOTHING 
4.1
Cosroma® Ectoin-ZY Ectoin 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Ergothioneine-ZY Ergothioneine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Glabridin-ZY Glabridin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® HA-ZY Sodium Hyaluronate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® NAD-ZY Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Niacinamide-ZY Niacinamide 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® NMN-ZY Nicotinamide Mononucleotide 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® NR-ZY Niacinamide Riboside Chloride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Pentylene Glycol-ZY Pentylene Glycol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® PT-5-ZY Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® Squalane-ZY Squalane 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® THD-ZY Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® VC-AG-ZY Ascorbyl Glucoside 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cosroma® VC-IP-ZY Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shanghai Cosroma Biotech Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Cos White Diamond Calcium sulfate 0 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Döhler GmbH IONC
  • ABRASIVE 
  • BULKING 
  • COLORANT 
  • OPACIFYING 
4.1
Cos White Diamond Extra Fine Calcium Sulfate 0 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Döhler GmbH IONC
  • ABRASIVE 
  • BULKING 
  • COLORANT 
  • OPACIFYING 
4.1
Cos White Diamond Fine Calcium Sulfate 0 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Döhler GmbH IONC
  • ABRASIVE 
  • BULKING 
  • COLORANT 
  • OPACIFYING 
4.1
Cos White Diamond Large Calcium sulfate 0 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Döhler GmbH IONC
4.1
cotton bloom™ gl biofunctional Water (and) Glycerin (and) Honey 2.00 % - 35.00 % - 0 % 0.18 % Ashland Industries France SAS ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
cotton bloom™ is biofunctional Water (and) Glycerin (and) Honey 2.00 % - 35.00 % - 0 % 0 % Ashland Industries France SAS ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
COTTON EXTRACT H.GL.- M.S. (Code: 41230) Glycerin (and) Water (and) Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Extract (and) Potassium Sorbate (and) Sodium Benzoate. 17.12 % - 50.83 % - 0 % 0.44 % PROVITAL, S.A. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Cotton Oil Herbamilk® Eco Glycerin (and) Aqua (and) Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil (and) Hydrogenated Lecithin (and) Citric Acid 8.00 % - 84.00 % - 0 % 0 % Lipoid Kosmetik AG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • REFATTING 
4.1
Cotton Seed Oil, Refined (100% PPAI) (COSMOS V4.1) Gossypium Herbaceum Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % O&3 Ltd SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION
  • Use only in COSMOS NATURAL products
4.1 O&3 Ltd
COVALIGHT EMO BLACK ON 989 BA CI 77499 (and) C15-19 Alkane (and) Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (and) Tocopherol 3.04 % - 24.96 % - 0 % 0 % SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • COLORANT 
4.1
COVALIGHT EMO RED ON 381 BA CI 77499 (and) CI 77491 (and) C15-19 Alkane (and) Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (and) Tocopherol 3.38 % - 23.62 % - 0 % 0 % SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • COLORANT 
4.1
COVALIGHT EMO WHITE ON 983 BA CI 77891 (and) C15-19 Alkane (and) Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (and) Tocopherol 3.04 % - 45.96 % - 0 % 0 % SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • COLORANT 
  • Use only in sunscreen product and decorative cosmetic product
4.1
COVALIGHT EMO YELLOW ON 182 BA CI 77492 (and) C15-19 Alkane (and) Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (and) Tocopherol 3.04 % - 45.96 % - 0 % 0 % SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • COLORANT 
4.1
C*PharmSorbidex NC 16205 Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CARGILL EUROPE ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • HUMECTANT 
4.1
Crambe Oil Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % NORTHSTAR LIPIDS Ltd ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • HAIR CONDITIONING 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Cranberry Seed Oil Natural (100% PPAI) (COSMOS V4.1) Vaccinium macrocarpon Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Statfold Seed Oil Development T/A Statfold Natural Products SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION
4.1 Statfold Seed Oil Development T/A Statfold Natural Products
Cranberry seed oil refined (100% PPAI) (COSMOS V4.1) Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Statfold Seed Oil Development T/A Statfold Natural Products SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION
4.1 Statfold Seed Oil Development T/A Statfold Natural Products
CREAM LL Mica, Lauroyl Lysine 0 % - 6.00 % - 0 % 0 % MILANO COLORI SRL ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
CremerAL Cetearyl Alcohol C16-18 30/70 vegetable Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic RSPO/MB Cetearyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
CremerAL Cetearyl Alcohol C16-18 50/50 vegetable Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic RSPO/MB Cetearyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
CremerCOOR® MCT 60/40 coconut based Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
CremerCOOR® MCT 60/40 palm/palm kernel Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic RSPO/MB Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • MOISTURISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
CremerCOOR® MCT 70/30 coconut based Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
CremerCOOR® MCT 70/30 palm/palm kernel Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic RSPO/MB Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • MOISTURISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
CremerGLYC Refined Glycerine 86,5% rapeseed based Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic Glycerin 0 % - 86.50 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
CremerGLYC Refined Glycerine 86,5% vegetable Ecocert/Cosmos non-organic RSPO/MB Glycerin 0 % - 86.50 % - 0 % 0 % CREMER OLEO GmbH & CO KG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1